Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (50th Anniversary Edition)

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℗ «2025 This Record Company Ltd.»

Annotation last modified on 2025-10-24 17:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (remastered 2016)
recording of:
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
5:45
2Tower of Babel (remastered 2016)
assistant engineer:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Tower of Babel
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.654:28
3Bitter Fingers (remastered 2016)
assistant engineer:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
bell, bell tree, congas and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Bitter Fingers
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
34:34
4Tell Me When the Whistle Blows (remastered 2016)
assistant engineer:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
congas and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
Rhodes piano and clavinet and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
orchestrator:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.654:20
5Someone Saved My Life Tonight (remastered 2016)
assistant engineer:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [Lesie guitar]:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
cymbal, shakers and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
Rhodes piano, piano and string synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble] and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records (1967–2003; name as in imprint during 1972–1990) (in 1975) and This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3.356:45
6(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket (remastered 2016)
assistant engineer:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
clavinet and piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
(Gotta Get a) Meal Ticket
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
2.354:01
7Better Off Dead (remastered 2016)
recording of:
Better Off Dead
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2:37
8Writing (remastered 2016)
3:40
9We All Fall in Love Sometimes (remastered 2016)
assistant engineer:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
bell, congas and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
harpsichord, mellotron and piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
string synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]:
David Hentschel
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
We All Fall in Love Sometimes
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Big Pig Music Ltd. (publisher), Leeds Music Corp. and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
34:12
10Curtains (remastered 2016)
assistant engineer:
Mark Guercio (Engineer)
engineer:
Jeff Guercio
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
bell, congas and tambourine:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
harpsichord, mellotron and piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
string synthesizer [ARP String Ensemble]:
David Hentschel
background vocals:
Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States
recording of:
Curtains
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
2.656:20
11Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (remastered 2025)
congas, gong, maracas, Mark tree, tambourine and tubular bells:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (in 1974)
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson (in 1974)
electric bass guitar:
Dee Murray (in 1974)
electric guitar and sitar:
Davey Johnstone (in 1974)
guitar:
Dr. Winston O'Boogie (John Lennon, The Beatles) (in 1974)
harpsichord, mellotron, piano and background vocals and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) (in 1974)
background vocals:
Dr. Winston O'Boogie (John Lennon, The Beatles) (in 1974), Davey Johnstone (in 1974), Dee Murray (in 1974) and Nigel Olsson (in 1974)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 1974, in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1974)
cover recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
recording of:
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Northern Songs Ltd. (in 1967)
46:19
12One Day at a Time (remastered 2025)
producer:
Gus Dudgeon
bass guitar:
Dee Murray
drums (drum set):
Nigel Olsson
electric guitar:
Davey Johnstone
electric piano, piano and lead vocals:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist)
background vocals [vocal harmonies]:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
orchestrator:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
This Record Co. Ltd. (copyright holder) (in 2004, in 2005, in 2011)
recorded at:
Caribou Ranch Recording Studio in Nederland, Colorado, United States (in 1974-07)
cover recording of:
One Day (at a Time) (in 1974-07)
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Lennon Music and Lenono Music
2.753:51
13Philadelphia Freedom (remastered 2025)
5:22
14House of Cards (remastered 2025)
3:11
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